House refuses Senate changes to Parent Education Initiative after heated debate
The Utah House rejected Senate amendments to House Bill 420, a Parent Education Initiative that would have created voluntary parent seminars on topics including youth violence and human sexuality; a motion to concur failed 37–38 and the House later refused to concur 48–26, returning the bill to the Senate.
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Representative Greg Eliason moved to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 420, a measure to add an optional parent-education seminar tied to school programs. Eliason said the change adds optional topics and leaves curriculum decisions to local districts. "It's not specified in the amendment," Eliason said when asked what will be taught, adding local control means "the parents choose the 3 of them that are the most relevant to their particular situation."
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